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Leners Paten: No. 79,531, dared Jana 3o, 1868.

IMPBOVED CLOTHES-SPRINKLER.

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TO ALL WHOM IT,MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, JW. WALTERS, of Tin, in the county of Seneca, and State of Ohio, have inventeda .i

new and improved Cloth-Sprinkler; and I do hereby declare that the following is a. full, clear, and exact desoription thereof, which will enable thoseskilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the aocompanyingdrawin'gs forming part of this specification, in which* The drawing represents a middle section through the sprinkler;

A is a drum, of tin or zinc. B, a hollow handle, containing a helical spring, S, coiled around the stem, h, of a valve, c, which latter I closes an aperture in the wallof the sprinkler, as shown.

A number of small perfor-ations are made in one head or end of the drum, for sprinkling,r the water, as shown.

The spring s is coiled around the stem 7L, one en'd of said spring being hooked securely into a twist or loop, a, on the stem.

The other end oi' the spring rests against the wall of the-drum, at the bottom of the handle B, as shown.

Theend E of the stem projectsy slightly from the handle B, for the purpose of enabling the valve to` be' `opened by pressureupon the said en d.

The springlexerts its tension to keep the valve" closed tightly, so that the water within the drum cannot escape at the handle.

When it is desired'to ll-this sprinkler, the drum is immersed in water, and the end E pressed on, which opens the valve and allows the air to retire before the water enteringat the holes in the head.

When sufficiently full, the finger is removed from th'e end E, and the valve closes.

The water non within the drum will not escape unless the' d rumis shaken downwards, when the water will.

then fall through the holes in spray. y

Thus the sprinkler can be set aside on the table', when in use, without fearof spilling its contents.

It is desirable that, in the operation of sprinkling,r cloth, the water should beequally distributed on its surface in a finely-divided state, which end isl perfectly accomplished by my improved 4sprinkler.

Being -cheap,durable, and simple, it will he found a useful implement to thosehavingto sprinkle cloths, or to distribute liquid, for any` purpose, in an equable spray.

I claim as newT and desire'to secure hy Letters Patent,-

As a new article of manufacture, a clethes-sprinkler, constructed as described, and consisting of a vessel, A, having a perforated head, and provided witha hollow handle, B, valve c, -stehn E h, and springs s, all arranged and operating as set forth.

J. W. WALTERS.

Witnesses:

A. H. Bruns, ELvnno Passons. 

